It's about time.

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Monday, November 14, 2016

Resolving Challenges and Facing More.

Our Location today is Deming, New Mexico,
U.S.A.

Another night of wonderful
sleep helped us to feel better when we woke this morning at 7:30 MST. As soon as we’d finished eating
breakfast we took the time to do our morning reading on the computers. According
to the Weather
Networkforecast Deming,
New Mexicowas at a brisk 37 F (3 C) at 8:00 MST so I didn’t feel guilty about not
being outside that early. By 9:00 our reading and inside chore were finished so
it was time to get things moving.

It took a while for me to
get the tools and parts that I’d be needing to finish working on the
stabilizers ready and after getting as far as I could on the front jacks I started
looking at the rear ones. I mentioned that I had installed the stabilizers on
our Avalanche so I figured that this
trailer should be just as easy. The front of this trailer the side mounts will
have to be Drilled and Tapped into the Frame Rail because there is no way to use Bolts with Nuts. I changed the pad bolts on the rear jacks getting
ready to add a stabilizer the same as on the Avalanche when suddenly I couldn’t seem to make it line up to the Rear Cross Member the way the
instructions recommended. Thinking of working on something else I put things
away and went in to change. I had been wearing coveralls with my Black T Shirt and Jeans underneath and I hadn’t been drinking anything. My head was
spinning from mild Dehydration.

We had an early lunch and
while Kathy finished getting ready I went outside to make certain things were
away when Greg drove up to advise us not to leave our awning out if we went
away. My head was still spinning slightly when I mention the problem with the
rear jacks. Greg’s response was to connect the Stabilizers forward to the Side Frame
Rail not the Cross Member. You
don’t have to do this type of work all the time to solve a problem.

We were on our way to True Value
Hardwarein Deming for some supplies. This
also gave us a chance to see what other stores were available if we needed
anything. When we were registering at Dream Cather RV Parkon Saturday, Bob when asked
had given us a map that led us exactly to the Hardware Store. After looking
unsuccessfully for Self-Tapping 3/8 16 NC
Bolts a clerk helped me find a 3/8
16 NC Tap, 5/16 Drill Bit and a Tap Wrench. While there I also found an
External Lock Ring that would repair
my Automatic Centering Punch and
some Plastic Conduit that will hold
wires on the outside of the Frame Rail.

On the return drive Home,
we saw where the local Walmart and other stores are located. The outside
temperature was only 72 F (22 C) at the time but it felt much
warmer standing in direct sunlight. Even though we had left the windows open
before leaving the temperature had risen to 91 F (33 C) inside the
trailer. Opening the door and turning on the Fantastic Fans soon had the
temperature back to where it was comfortable.

Remembering to stay hydrated
I managed to thread the Frame Rails
and finish mounting the Front Side Rail
Stabilizers. Since it wasn’t supper time yet I managed to turn both the Swivel
Mounts on the rear jacks then struggling with the sun in my eyes I managed to
drill the Rear Roadside Frame Rail
before calling Kathy outside. I needed her to act as a Sun-Blocker while I piloted the last two holes. It was at this
point that my Hand-Drill stopped
working. It had been giving me problems lately but today there was no way it
would drill just two more holes. I finished mounting the Rear Roadside Stabilizerbefore putting everything away.

We spoke with our daughter-in-law
Jen tonight who needed some advice. It is nice just being just a phone call
away from the kids. Tomorrow I’ll work on something else until I can get the
drill running again. Thanks
for following along and feel free to leave a comment. Be Safe and Enjoy!

It’s about time.

Krackers

Words of Inspiration

All you need in this life is ignorance and
confidence; then success is sure.

I have a bottle of water in my hands all the time when I'm in the southwest. This past trip, I bought a bottle of saline nose spray--couldn't stand how dry my nose felt. You have to be careful out there. Hydration comes quickly.

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We are Kathy and Rick Rousseau. In 2011 we downsized our belongings,sold our home, moved into an apartment and upgraded our 5th wheel. We presently live in Windsor, Ontario, Canada which is directly across from the city of Detroit, Michigan. In the Spring of 2016 this will all change as we once again downsize our belongings and enter into a Fulltime Lifestyle.